In order to give an explanation for the negative framing of youth as a problem related to crime and unsafety, we examine public images of youth. This article argues that such an examination requires a theoretical approach ...

In recent years, juvenile crime has received a lot of attention in the media and in politics, not in the least due to the fact that many offenders lack feelings of shame, guilt and compassion for the victims. In the ...

Vocational education in The Netherlands is confronted with several problems. Of these problems, the high drop-out rate and the problematic fit between edu-cation and labour market are the most important. The introduction ...

The aim of the present study is to explore whether parenting styles and parental drinking have an impact on the development of adolescents’ drinking behavior. Adolescents’ drinking behavior was divided into problem drinking, ...

Muslim identity generally is strongly related to gender issues, like the key role of women in the family and their chastity. This article deals with how Moroccan adolescents in the Netherlands define their identity as a ...